Sunday, 26 January 2014
398 Charles Berkeley
Constituency : Gloucester 1862-5
The seat of Gloucester had been left vacant after its two MPs were ejected in 1860. In February 1862 the ban was lifted and the Liberals were able to reclaim both seats with new candidates.
Charles was the son of the admiral Maurice Berkeley aka Baron Fitzhardinge. and the younger brother of Francis Berkeley, MP for Cheltenham. He was educated at Rugby. He served as a private secretary to one of the Lords of the Admiralty in the early 1850s.
Charles spoke frequently during his short time in the House, usually on naval matters.
In 1896 he succeeded his brother as Baron Fitzhardinge.
He died in 1916 aged 86.
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